Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-02
~rONEwALL j. WILSON.
4 sketch Of the Lite OF the Young
Man.

Died. ln CEukSburm ". Va, Friday
evening, July 2!d. l--- S,onrwal y.
Wilson, in the 26th year OF his age.
StouewII was born in Harrison county.
March 2Gth, l~Da. IIcway the second son
oI Hon benjamin Wilson of tins county.
Ills early years were spent op the farm OF
hi, father. until he Was old ruough to ha
sent away from home to school Ills riu-
cation wa, obtained ut Prof Johnson
priyarr school near Baltimore and a., the
ohio State diversity lie wa~ noted 1t
>rns,. aul college is "a bright, intellectual
Eav. ..aI 10, we'll .ur his great phvS'cg.
strength lie ,Nrrllrd both IA intellectual
contests with his fellow students and
rnn-r manly sports which form So large 80
par, %. the lille col young men at college.
/ IIr ,,uu prizes 100 debate and essay wrruu-
/ and WAS awarded prizes hy the athletic
society with which he WITS connected.
During "a college recess, some Years $500,
De- u}IyJ an UP..vururu, l"r HiH '1'hSN
who had been selected To- deliver 20 Fourth
lot July Grafton near Laurel Junction. lu
EIrrhp. county. where hr Won golden
|,r.uiug~ from thu,,. who heard htm.
The mist two Years after leaving college
me- spent .u the United States Grp'oglr5.
survey. Gusus ~umr -rlruujc work tot that
.drprrtmru. 900 New Mexico nuG Colorado.
Ee-.suIug this position ur returned home,
|luJ was much improved i'm every way los
this --g,ir,. : cor. Spoudrnt ol N.rsH.
uytuu paper de~rriba- hlW 10 that time A-
..a pirt... ut manly strength, "i manlE
beauty. iull OF energy, Il, hope. "i mental
elasticity AMI yigur
{, was his purpn.. 20 qualify himself Tor
the bar. AMI To- IoIu his father lu the pra'
'tlrr ul tine law. Through the iUilugurr g..
Major Powell, under whom he had served
in the survey. ne was rendered and 0,
|r.ptrd lucrative ylerk~hip In thr Pension
office and al once entered upon It's duties.
lat rhr same tame attending the night svr
,iou> of the CuluuhI, Law school n
Washington. I'm this new position, ami On
recognition OF his scholarship aud ability,
me wa- soon promoted To the position OF
special examiner ct Pensions, winch post
ton he HlIrd with ability AMI Importantly
up to the time tina, his health failed. Com
missioner EIarl, IN letter To Col Wilson
which we have been permitted To read.
.usaks highIy ui him - = faithful govern
mrut officer other officers OF the Tension
Bureau speak m wtrm terms ui praise,
|of his Intelligent and faithful dsrharg" ol
his duties. n was while he was engaged
lu hi- wurl, iu the Pension office IN Wash
iugton that he contracted q drrpse''rV
cold from exposure To the dampuc~S OF lu'
newly pla-trrrd walls ct the pension build
Imy This cold was the beginning of hE
fatal nlu,S, Beginning u year and e nal
ago 1T gradually wound It's fatal tolls1hou
nus young life unit. 10 reached the lungs
and the end speedily came. All was don,
for him that tender hands and ioNInN
hearts, aided by the best medical advice
could d0 The Pension Bureau officials en-
tended his leave of absence, without pay
fruu time tu time. ia the hope that 10,
might recover aud he enabled turt~umr hr
work. But u was not within the power %
friends or physicians to save him. Slowly
but surely his strength failed and his eye
grew brighter with light of other lands
until lJst Friday evening, when he calmly
passed away.
As has been said above, Stourwall vii
SON WIS a Young man OF more than ordm1
] rs
. body and mind lie Was the ideal @
manly strength and beauty, tall. StHlgh
Is au Indian, muscular amt Ithe graceful
in his carriage and having wlthall u stron!
handsome force in which force and strength
of character were written IA every feature
lis mind was quick. brilliant. vlvarlous
he eNcelled rs conyerSationallst aud eN
pressed his ideas IN easy, trTse, vigorous
English which left no doubt Is to wha
he meant to SAY lie had the intellec
tual equipment for a successful
career. As "A man he was brave ever
to raShueSS, magnammouS; quick q
Z resent an injury or insult, and also apprr
Iriative and mindful ut kiudue~Scs zen
erous to fault, impulsive, he was The
prophesy ct a noble manhood. IL seems
/ like an irony of fate that with all thcs'
m,,,niTrent eudowmentS he should b,
, taken away, Just - he commenced tn,
work of life. And yet strange as II may
seem to our short vision, his work may
have been well done, his purpose served
or rather Gods purpose in his life IAN,
most Young men, blessed with health an,
\ strength and great mental endowment
, Sfonewall looked forward to a long life, n
which hc would make his mark IN IN,
world Like most Others he had thought
hint littIa of his obligations TO the great
r;iyer of all good. Perhaps ne ha'
obisgts in view. which he felt n,
y,,uII he compelled to rehnquiSt
I'm. tbou.ht too much OF these hlghc
,bip,rs We do not know. Ii was only
,,,,,gal If he hal. Like all of us, II,
& ,luny to lille with tenacious hope. A.
l,sr he realized that hope was va'n' an'
< ,II The ambitions al his young heart were